Ecclesiastes 10:5

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as great an error as if it proceeded from the ruler:

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Moreover, I saw under the sun that, in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind:

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that happens under the sun, that the same fate comes to everyone. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.